Toilet equipment



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ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1931 PATENT OFFICE ORVILLE A. GROVE, OF SANANTONIO, TEXAS TOILET EQUIPMENT Application filed September 16, 1929.Serial No; 392,933.

This invention appertains to toilet equipment generally, and moreparticularly to a shaving compact type of such equipment.

An object of the invention is to provide a toilet equipment or compactof the class set forth which combines within itself a shaving latherforming material holder, a shaving brush, a closure for the holdermounted on the shaving brush, a styptic stick or the like removablyhoused within the handle of the shaving brush and a massage head orrubber mounted on the unbristled end of the shaving brush and detachabletherefrom with a cap closure to give ready access to the styptic stick,the assembly of the several devices being neat and attractive inappearance, convenient and handy in use, and sanitary; the closureaforesaid also acting as a guard or cuff to prevent water and latherfrom running down the brush onto the hand when the brush is in use inlat-hering the face.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shaving brush and mugcombination wherein a cover for the mug is carried by the handle of theshaving brush and is arranged to temporarily close the mug during eachperiod of disuse of the shaving brush in any given shaving operation andto more permanently and securely close the mug during longer periods ofdisuse as when the brush andmug are put aside between shaving operationsor packed away during travel, the closure in any case, making the mugsubstantially air-tight so that its interior will be kept sanitary andthe contents thereof free from deterioration.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cover as hereinbeforecharacterized and to make the same of a flexible or semi flexiblematerial, such as hard rubber or the like, whereby its outer edge isadapted to be snapped into and out of seating engagement with channelsor grooves formed for its reception in the open end portion of the mugand it can first be turned upward out of contact with the upper end ofthe mug to allow for the free manipulation of the brush in the formingof a lather and thereafter reversed back to its original position to actas a guard or cuff as aforesaid, when applying the lather to the face.

A still further object of the invention is to provide for a massage heador rubber attachment for shaving brushes generally but which is madedetachable therefrom for use on any form of handle adapted to facilitateits proper manipulation.

Vith the foregoing and other equally important objects and advantages inview, the invention resides in the certain new and useful combination,construction and arrange ment of parts as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, set forth in the appended claims, and illustrated in theacompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of theinvention; a

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough;

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the massage device or head perse;

Figure 4 is a vertical section through a modified form of shavingmaterial holder or mug showing the combined shaving brush, massagedevice or head and closure as posi-v tioned thereon when not in activeuse, the latter parts being shown inside elevation;

Figure 5 is a vertical section through both the holder or mug and thecombined shaving brush, massage device or head and closure as depictedin Figure 4 but showing the latter as it appears during temporarydisuse;

Figure 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a side elevation of a further modified form of combinedshaving brush, massage device or rubber and holder or mug closure;

Figure 8 is a vertical section through a holder or mug as depicted inFigures 4 and 5, and the combined shaving brush as in Figure 7, andshowing the latter with its attached cover portion as it appears whentemporarily positioned on the holder or mug;

Figure 9 is a horizontal section, taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 7Referring to the drawings wherein like characters of reference designatecorrespond: ing parts in the several views thereof, and moreparticularly to Figures 1 to 3 inclusive,

the embodiment of the invention, as shown therein by way of example, isconstituted in a shaving material holder or mug 10, which has its outerwall grooved, as at 11, about the edge of the upper opening thereof, anda closure 12 for the open end, the peripheral edge of the closure beinginturned, as at 13, for seating engagement in the groove or channel 11.The closure 12 is preferably formed of a semi-flexible or flexiblematerial such as hard rubber or the like, and is formed with an opencenter for the engagement of the edge thereof in a channel or groove 14formed circumferentially of an intermediate portion of a lower portion15 of the handle of the shaving brush, the bristle tufts 16 beingsecured in the lower end of the handle portion 15 in the usual manner.

As shown, the material forming the closure 12 is greatly thickenedinwardly to the open center thereof, so that the peripheral edgeportion, having the inturned flanged portion 13 will be of sufficientflexibility to snap into substantiallyair-tight engagement with thechannelor groove 11. By this latter arrangement, the shaving materialwithin the holder or mug 10 will be kept sanitary and otherwise freefrom deterioration over periods of disuse.

Also, the closure is preferably cupped in an 7 upward direction, so thatwhen seated on the holder or mug 10, the brush will be supported in aposition of readiness to form a lather, but the lower end of the bristletufts 16 substantially free of actual contact with the shaving materialwithin the holder or mug. However, with the cover 12 in position on theholder or mug 10 and the brush supported thereby in the manner aboveindicated, the bristle tufts 16 maybe contacted with the shavingmaterial by a slight downward pressure on the handle to flex the closure12 in such direction for the purpose, so that objectionable splatteringof the lather in the making of the same will be avoided.

In this form of the invention, the handle portion 15 is relativelyshort, and has a depression'or recess 17 formed centrally of its upperend to seat an upper handle portion 18 therein, the side wall of thedepression or recess 17 and the engaged end of the portion 18 beingpreferably screwthreaded for the semi-permanent connection of one partwith the other.

This handle part 18 is formedwith a relatively deep recess 19 extendinginwardly of its upper end for the housing therein of a styptic stick orthe like 20, which is dependingly supported therein by a stopper or thelike 21 seated in the upper open end of the recess. As shown, the recess19 is preferably tapered in a downward direction to snugly receive thesimilarly tapered stopper 21 in the upper end thereof. The upper end ofthe handle portion 18 is also tapered exteriorly, but

in an upward direction and the tapered surface is preferably screwthreaded for the detachable engagement thereof of a cap member 22 whichis centrally recessed at its lower side to engage over the stopper 21without interference therewith. The combined exterior side surfaces ofthe handle portions 15 and 18 andthe cap portion 22 are preferablyarranged to merge one into the other to provide a smooth andsubstantially unbroken finish thereto and to conform to the acceptedconfiguration of standard forms of shaving brushes.

Removably engaged over the upper'end of the cap 22 is a massage head orrubber 23, which, as shown in Figure 3, preferably has the massagingfingers 24,.at the upper side thereof, normally inclining slightlyinward toward the center of the same so as to remain closely groupedwhen the head is placed in position on the cap. This head 23 ispreferably made of molded rubber and has its peripheral edge formed witha downwardly and inwardly directed flanged portion 25 which snaps intoengagement with an annular groove formed is the side wall of the capcircumferentially of the upper end thereof, when placed in position.

In the modified form of the invention as shown in Figures 4 to 6inclusive by way of example, a channel or groove 11 is formed in theinner surface of the side wall of the holder or mug 10 for thesemi-permanent seating therein of an out-turned flange 13 formed at theedge of the closure 12, while the open end of the holder or mug isrecessed at its'inner side, as at 11, above the channel or groove 11,for a temporary seating of the flange 13 dur ing intervals in active useof the shaving 'brush. This flange 13 is preferably sloped slightly in adownward direction from a down-turned intermediate portion 13 of theclosure 12, whereby its entry into the channel or groove '11" or therecess 11 is facilitated and the same will flatten out to full seatingengagement therein under the weight of the brush supported from theclosure.

In this instance of the invention and as will be observed from Figures4' and 5 the channel or groove heretofore employed on the outer side ofthe cap member 22 is eliminated-from the cap 22 at the upper end of theupper handle portion 18 of the shaving brush, while the massage head'or, rubber 23 is formed to provide a downwardly tapered dependingflange portion 25 .tosnugly grip the sides of thesame. This form ofmassage head or rubber 23 is also adapted to be removed from the cap 22for use with other types of handles. 7

As in the first instance of the invention, the handle portion 15 isrecessed, as'at 17 inwardly of its upper end and this recess is screwthreaded to receive therein the lower complementallythreaded end of theupper nao'mee handle portion 18, the latter being, in turn, recessed asat 19 at its upper end to house therein the styptic stick 20", which isdependently supported from a stopper 21 seated in the open end of therecess 19. A cap 22 is also screw threaded onto the upper end of thehandle portion 18 to receive thereon the massage head or rubber 23 andto enclose the stopper 21 The side surfaces of the several parts 15,18?, 21 and 23 also merge one into the other to form a substantiallysmooth and unbroken handle gripping sur face having the generalconfiguration of a standard form of shaving brush.

Referring now to Figures 7 to 9, inclusive, the modified features of theinvention, as

shown therein by way of example, are confined to the handle structure ofthe brush per se., the holder or mug 10 and the closure 12 being ofsubstantially the same construction and arrangement as that illustratedin Figures 3 to 6 inclusive.

In this instance of the invention, the lower handle portion 15 to thelower end of which the bristle tufts 16 are secured, is usual recessedas at 17 inwardlyof its upper end, and screw threaded into this recess17 is the lower end of a tubular housing 26. The opposite or upper endof the housing 26 is normally closed by a slip-on cap or closure 27,from the lower side of which a shaving stick or the like 28 isdependently supported, so as tobe entirely enclosed within the hollowinterior of the housing 26 when the parts are disposed in assembledrelation. The massage head or rubber 23 is then to be engaged directlyover the cap 27 after the same manner of attachment as obtained in theother form of the brush handle structure.

In this instance, the cap closure 27 is preferably formed at the outeredge of its lower side with a pair of concentrically spaced flanges 27and 27 between which the upper end of the housing 26 is snugly receivedwhen the cap is placed in position thereon. The inner wall of the innerflange 27 is preferably screw threaded for the engagement therewith ofthe complementally threaded metal end 29 as is usually provided onstandard forms of shaving sticks. Thus when a shaving stick has beenentirely used, this metal end 29 may be readily removed from the cap 27,and a new shaving stick placed in position thereon.

V The closure 12 for the mug 10 is preferably flanged, as at 30, ateither side of the central opening therein, and in a manner that theseflanges will swingingly engage about the lower end portion of the brushhandle 15, the latter portion of the handle being preferablycircumferentially convexed to that end. The closure is held in place onthis portion of the handle 15 by having annular shoulders 31 formedabout the upper and lower sides of the convexed portion afore said whichare abutted by the free edges of the flanges 30 when the handle andclosure are in proper assembly.

lVith'out further description, it is thought that the features andadvantages of the in vention will be readily apparent to those skilledin the art, and it will of course be understood that changes in theform, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to,without departing from the spirit of the invention or its scope asclaimed.

I claim 1. In combination, a shaving mug, and a flexible snap on closurefor the mug, said closure being mounted on the handle portion of ashaving" brush whereby the tufted end of the brush will be supportedwithin the mug and substantially free from any shaving material residenttherein when the closure is placed in position on the mug, said closurebeing adapted to be depressed by a downward pressure on the handle ofthe brush to allow the bristle tufts to contact the shaving material forthe making of a lather prior to the removal of the closure and brushfrom the mug.

2. In combination, a shaving mug having an annular groove adjacent itsopen end, and a closure having a peripheral flange portion adapted to besnapped into engagement with the said groove when the closure is placedin position on the mug, said closure being mounted on the handle ofashaving brush, whereby the tufted end of the brush will be supportedwithin the mug and free from any shaving material resident therein whenthe closure is placed in position on the mug, said closure being adaptedto be cupped in a downward direction by pressure on the handle of thebrush to allow the bristle tufts to contact the shaving material for themaking of a lather prior to the removal of the closure and brush fromthe mug.

3. In combination, a shaving brush and a mug closure made from aflexible material carried by the handle of the brush and adapted tosupport the bristle tufts at the lower end of the brush substantiallyfree of shaving material resident in the mug when placed in position onthe latter, said closure being adapted to be flexed by a downwardpressure on the brush handle whereby the bristle tufts will contact theshaving material to form a lather thereon prior to the removal of theclosure and brush from the mug.

4. The combination with a shaving brush including the handle thereof,said handle having a recess formed in the end opposite to the bristletufted end thereof, a closure for said recess and having a styptic stickor the like depending into the recess therefrom, a cap closure, and amassage rubber detachably engaged over said cap closure.

5. The combination with a shaving mug, of a shaving brush, and a closurefor the mug and having an open center to recelve the han- Sir carried bysaid brush, said closure being normally cupped toward the bristle end ofsaid brush and adapted to be cupped in a reversed direction to permit ofthe free manipulation of the brush to form a lather in the mug and toact as an anti-drip guard when the lather is applied to the face of theuser.

6. In combination, a shaving brush and a mug closure carried by saidbrush, said closure being made of a semi-flexible material dle of thebrush there through, an annular depression formed in the said handle ofthe brush, and annular flanges-formed at the op posite sides of the opencenter of said closure for seating engagementin said depression.

7. In combination, a shaving brush and a mug closure carried by saidbrush, said closure being made of a semi-flexible material and having anopen center to receive the handle of the brush there through, an annulardepression formed in the said handleof the brush, and annular flangesformed at the opposite sides of the open center of said closure forseating engagementin said depression, said closure being normally cuppedin a direction toward the bristle end of said brush for operativeengagement with the open end of a mug and adapted to be flexed to areversed cupped state when disengaged from the mug to allow for the freemanipulation of the brush to form a lather within the mug and thereafterreversed back to normal position to act as an anti-drip guard during theapplying of the lather to the face of a user.

, ORVILLE A. GROVE;

